Machlis is a piano player with a delicate and tender touch and a composer of tender and stirring music drawn from the Scottish idiom ... Evocative, fluid, warm ... a joy to listen to.

Superb

Reviewer: Casey Q. Seattle WA USA

The musicianship and creativity on this album are superb. I'm impressed!

The Magic Horse is a joyful celebration of rich Celtic and Balkin traditions with contemporary feelings added. Paul Machlis on piano and his talented ensemble, featuring Alasdair Fraser on fiddle and Michael Manning on fretless bass, weave an exquisite tapestry of traditional motifs on authentic instruments with vibrant new colors. One of the best cross-over musical experiences of all time.

Composer/keyboardist Paul Machlis played Scottish country dance music for years in his Berkeley, California, hometown before embarking on his long-running collaboration with renowned Scots fiddler Alasdair Fraser. Since 1983, the acclaimed duo has woven a spell for audiences across North America and Europe, creating a fine and intricate blend of Scottish traditional fiddle music and contemporary arrangements and improvisations.

In addition to exploring Scottish music, Paul has performed and recorded Bulgarian music and contra-dance music with a variety of groups, and has published a book of fifty of his original tunes.